Trisazo metallizable dyestuffs



dyestufis etc. i cheap. product because it is easily obtainable on an industrial scale, and therefore there .is nothnot found an It was to be expected that-the 'fused-onbenzene Patented Oct. 8, 1946 UNITED .STATES' PATENT OFFICE TRISAZO METALLIZABLE DYESTUFFS .Fritz Straub, Kaiseraugshnear Base1,- and Jakob Brassel and. Hans Mayer,.Basel, Switzerland, assignors to the firm SocietyVof Chemical Industry in Basic, Basel, Switzerland No Drawing. Application September 10, 1943, Serial No.. 501,868. In Switzerland September The present invention is concerned with azo dyestuffs containing at least two .azo groups. More particularly it provides valuable new dyestuffs of the type capable. of forming complex '6 Claims.

metal compounds. Further objects will appearas .the specification proceeds.

It is well known in-the art that resorcinol (i. e. 1:3-dihydroxybenzene) is capable of coupling more than once, in View of the two hydroxyl ,groups. present, in thebenzene nucleus. A con-:

siderable number of azo-dyestuffs has been prepared in which resorcinol is used as a twice-coupling azo component, comprising direct dyeing (substantive), mordant dyeing, and acid wool Resor'cinol is r a comparatively ing to prevent its use in the manufacture of dyestuffs.

In J contradistin'ction to this, 1: 3-dihydroxynaphthalene is t so easily obtainable'and has industrial useas far as is known.

ring in the 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene (:536- benzo-lz3 dihydroxy benzene) :would render coupling reactions substantially more difficult than with resorcinol and it could-"not-be expected ofihand that 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene would be capable at all of coupling twice. *MOI'GOVBI' there -was nothing to induce any expert-to try 1:3-

dihydroxybenzene in the manufacture of disazo and polyazo dyestuiis as component coupling twice. Contrary to every expectation, applicants have found it worth while doing so, because the dyestuffs thus obtained have unexpected superior properties in many respects.

. nod-phenoli-sulfonic acid, l-amino-Z-hydroxy- :naphthalene-4 -sulfonic acid and thesubstitution products thereof.

,droxynaphthalene maybe effected in an alkaline medium, e. g. alkaline with bicarbonates, car- Coupling with .an 1:3-dihybonatesor in acaustic alkaline medium. If desired two-molecular proportions of diazo components may be-combined in one step or successively in .two steps with 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalenes.

wheniusing two identical or different diazo components of the saidkind, among which only It has now been found that valuable disazo and polyazo dyestuffs, and particularly trisazo dyestuffs to which the appended claims are directed, may be obtained if for their synthesis 1:3-dihydroxy-naphthalene is used as twice coupling azo component and if agents yielding metal are-causedto. react with the dyestuffs thus; ob-

=tained, if desired.

For the synthesis of the dyestuffs the-known diazo components maybe used according to the present process; forinstance such of the benzene, naphthalene and. particularly also of the benzidine series. In many cases also such diazo compounds maybe used with advantage which possess r lake-forming groupsjforexample, a 'hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxy' group or an alkoxy-carboxy groupin ortho-position to the diazo group. Thus for example, benzidine and its substitution products come into consideration as one needs to possess .a lake-forming group, a great number of very valuable disazo dyestuffs are obtained.

In many instances there are preferably used dia-zo components containing azo groups which are obtainable; for-instance by couplingxa diazo compound with a middle component. Particularly valuable dyestuffs are in many cases obtained by using diazo compounds which are obtained by a one sided coupling of tetrazotized diamines, particularly of the benzidine series, with coupling components. In this case particularly" also such coupling components come into consideration which possess lake-forming groups such, as the salicylic acid grouping, e. g., salicylic acid and its substitution products capable of coupling.

A series of particularly valuble trisazo dyestuffs is-obtained -if-a 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene is coupled on the one hand with a diazotized amine of the aryl series containing in ortho-position to the diazo group a lake-forming group and on the other :hand with a diazoazo compound, which is obtained byv one sided coupling of a tetrazotized benzidine with an ortho-hydroXy-aryl carboxylic acid capable of coupling. The coupling may be conducted with advantage in the said sequence or also in areverse order. In this manner there is obtained a series of predominantly brown 'dyestuiis of good fastness properties.

4 The dyestufls obtainable according to the hour at 4-6 C. to a solution of 8.5 parts of 1:3- present process may be used for dyeing and printdihydroxynaphthalene, 8 parts of sodium carboning the most various animal and in particular ate and parts by volume of caustic soda solution cellulosic fibers. Many of the disazo dyestuffs of 30 per cent. strength in 50 parts of water. produced according to the present process are 5 After stirring for 1 hour at 5-8 C. coupling is for example suitable for W001, silk and particucomplete. The dyestufl of the formula on on OOH SOgNHg larly leather, whereas, when using substantive is separated by addition of 30 parts of sodium components, disazo and principally polyazo dyechloride and filtered oif. It is introduced in the stufls are obtained, which are predominantly form of a paste into the suspension of the diazouseful for cotton, linen, rayon and staple fibers azo compound prepared according to the first from regenerated cellulose. paragraph. The whole is coupled for one hour If by a suitable choice of the components care at 11-12 C. and for 50 hours at 18-20 C., wherehas been taken that the dyestufi contains lakeupon the temperature is raised to 90 C. and the forming groups in the molecule, these dyestuffs trisazo dyestufi formed filtered from the hot recan be converted in substance, in the dye-bath 20 action mixture. When dry it is a dark powder or on the fiber into complex metal compounds. which dissolves in water and sodium carbonate In this case, for example, chromium, cobalt, iron solution to a yellow-brown, in dilute caustic and particularly copper are coming into consideralkalies to a brown-red and in concentrated ation as suitable metals. The conversion into sulfuric acid to a violet solution. Cotton is dyed such metal complex compounds may approhavana brown shades which are fast to washing priately be conducted in substance if the dyewhen dyed and coppered according to the one stufi, due to the presence of a suflicient number bath process. of groups promoting solubility, e. g. sulfonic acid Example 2 groups, possesses also in the metallized state still a sufilcient solubility. Many of the metalf merous dyestuffs thus obtained are remarkably sulfomc acid are diaaotized in the usual manner suitable for the dyeing of leather. Those dyew hydrqchloric acld and sodium mtnte' The stufis, the complex metal compounds of which dlazo solufmon is added within 1/2 hour at are sparingly soluble to insoluble may with adto 5011mm of pains of lza'dlhydroxynaph' vantage be dyed according to a known after thalene, 8 parts or sodium carbonate and 2 parts metallizing process, for example the after-copof P .hydroxlde m 50 parts of water The pering method. Advantageous use, particul whole is stirred for one hour at 5-8 C. and for in the dyeing oi cellulosic fibers, may be made in 4 hours at 15400 The (.iyestufi is separated this case of the one-bath after-coppering process P adding parts of sodmm chloride It is known by the U. 5 Patent 2,148,659 (on also 40 introduced in the form of a paste into the diazo- French p t t'gogfigg) m which process dyeing azo compound from benzidine and salicylic acid followed by coppering is eilected in the same Prepared according to Example The whOle bath. In this case complex copper tartrates or is coupled for 1 hour at 1012 C. and for hours similar metal compounds, stable towards alkalies, t 18-2? heated after diluting t C pl are used with advantage in a weakly alkaline 45 mixture with 100 parts of water to 85 C. and the medium. formed trisazo dyestufi' of the formula on OH OOH The following examples illustrate the invenis then filtered off. When dry it is a dark powder the Pa ts being by weight unless otherwise which dissolves in water to a red brown, in dilute stated: alkalies to a brown and in concentrated sulfuric Example 1 acid to a violet solution, from which vegetable fibers re d (1 fast b o shad 9.2 parts of benzidine are tetrazotized as usual ye r wn when dyed and coppered accordin to the one bath rocess. with hydrochloric acid and sodium nitrite. The A Similar dyestufl 1: obtained if in $1 1 clear tetrazo solution is then combined during 1 am 0 ple the 11.2 parts of 4-chloro-2-aminophenolhour Wlth Solution P 8 Parts Of Sall- 6-sulfonic acid are replaced by 11.7 parts of 4- cylic acid and 20 parts of sodium carbonate in t 2 1 acid or by 80 parts of water. A brown-orange suspension of 9 5 the diazoazo compound is thus obtained. '4 parts of 2 ammo l phenol 4 sulfomc acid 9.4 parts of 2-amino-phenol-4-solfamide are Example 3 diazotized with hydrochloric acid and sodium 13.8 parts of 1:3;6-trichloro-2-aminobenzenenitrite and the drama suspension added Within 4-sulfonic acid are diazotized in the usual manner with hydrochloric-- acid and. sodium nitrite. x170. 85. C. after diluting the. coupling mixture with Thesuspension of the diazo compound is caused 100 parts of water and the formed .trisazodyeto react with 20 parts of crystallized sodium acestuff of the formula tateand the whole is stirred at. ordinary .temperis then filtered ofi. When dry it .isa., da'rk powature until the chlorine atom in one-position is der which dissolves in water and in dilute sodireplaced by the hydroxyl group, which generally um carbonate solution to a Bordeaux red, in diis the case after afew hours. The thus dissolved lute caustic alkalies to a violet brown and in ortho-hydroxy-diazo compound is added Within concentrated sulfuric acid to a blue-red solution,

I hour at 5-8 C. to a solution of 8 parts of 1:3- from which vegetable fibers are dyed fast brown dihydroxynaphthalene, 18 parts of sodium carshades,-when dyed and coppered according to bonate and 5 parts of caustic soda solution of th o path process. per cent. strength in 100 parts of water. The If 3:3'-dichloro-4:4'-diaminodiphenyl is used whole is stirred for 1 ho at C- then 20 instead of benzidine in preparing the d'iazoazo hoursat 15-2090. and the monoazo dyestufiw thus :5 compound mentionedabove, a similar dyestuif is vformed is separated by additionofisodium'chlo- Obtained ride. It is introduced,-while. still moist,into the v Example 5 suspension of thediazo compound from benzidine and salicylic acid, obtained according to Example parts f i f 1 The Whole is coupled f hour t mama 1L ac1d-4-suliomc acid are vdiazotized in a hydro- C. and then for 24 hours t 13 20 1 heated t chloric acid medium in the usual manner with 90 C. and the trisazo dyestufi' thus formed of Sod um nitrite at 15-20 C. The diazo comp the formula is added within A hour at 46 C. to a solution soan filtered from the hot reaction mixture after adof 8.5 parts o -d y p 8 dition of sodium chloride. When dry it is a dark part5 Sodium Carbonate and 2 Parts O SO HI f powder, which dissolves in Water and dilute alkahlfdroxlde m parts f Watere whole is lies to a brown, in concentrated sulfuricacid-to Stlrred for 1 hour at and for 14 hours at 10-15 C. and the monoazo dyestufiis separated n vi h n by addition of 60 parts of sodium chloride. -It is shades Whlch are fast to was mg a d lght w e introduced in the form of a paste .into the diazodyed and coppered according to the one bath azo compound, prepared according to Example 1. process E Z 4 L .The whole is coupled for one hour .at 10-12 C. .and for 50 hours at 18-22 0., heated to 85C.

11.7 parts of 6-nit-ro-'2'-aminophenoli sulfonic after diluting the coupling mixture with 100 parts acid are diazotized as usual at 10-15 "(L-'With of water, and the formed trisazo'dyestuff of the hydrochloric acid' and, sodium nitrite. The diformula a violet solution and dyes vegetable fibers brown coon SOaH

azo solution is added within hounat 4-6,C. is filtered on. When dry it is a dark powder, to a solution of 8.5 parts of 1:3-dihydroxynaphwhich dissolves inwater to an orangeebrown, thalene, 8 parts of sodium carbonate andi2 parts in dilute sodium carbonate solution toayellowof sodium hydroxide in 50 parts of water. The brown, in dilute caustic alkalies to a brown red whole is stirred for one hour at 58 C. and the and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a violet somonoazo dyestuff separated by addition of 7O lution, hich dyes ve b e fibers fast brown parts of sodium chloride. It is introducedin the shades; Whendyed and coppered according to the form of a paste into the diazoazo compound from bath process' benzidine and salicylic acid prepared according Emamplab to Example 1. The whole is coupledfor 1' hour 7.7 parts of 5-nitro-2-amino-l-phenol are diazat 10-12 C. and ior 50hours at 18--22 C'.'heated -otized as usualwithhydrochloric acid and sodium nitrite. The suspension of the diazo compound which vegetable fibers are dyed fast yellow brown is added within hour at 4-6 C. to a solution shades when treated and coppered according to of 8.5 parts of 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene, 8 parts the one bath process.

of sodium carbonate and 2 parts of sodium hy- Example 8 droxide in 50 parts of water. The whole is stirred 5 for one hour at 58 C. and the monoazo dyestufi 22.7 Parts Of a Paste Containing 5 Pe ce t o is separated by addition of 40 parts of sodium diazotized Y y p e u chloride. It is introduced in the form of a paste ionic acid (corresponding to -9 parts f into the diazoazo compound, prepared according a 0 y y D a 4 s c acid) to Example 1. The whole is coupled for 1 hour 10 are introduced in the course of A hour at 46 at 10-12 C. and for 24 hours at 18-22 C., heated 0. into a solution of 8.5 parts of 1:3-dihydroxyto 95 C. after diluting the coupling mixture with naphthalene, 8 parts of sodium carbonate and 2 100 parts of water and the formed trisazo dyestuff parts of sodium hydroxide in 100 parts of water. of the formula The whole is stirred for one hour at -8 C.,

COOH NO:

is filtered off. When dry it is a dark powder parts of sodium chloride are added and stirring which dissolves in water and sodium carbonate 25 is continued for one hour at 10-15" C. The formed solution to a red brown, in dilute caustic alkalies monoazo dyestll f iS filtered off and introduced in to a violet brown and in concentrated sulfuric the form of a paste into the diazoazo compound acid to a violet solution from which vegetable from benzidine and salicylic acid, prepared acfibers are dyed fast brown shades when dyed and d g o Example 1. The whole is coup ed for coppered according to the one bath process. 1 hour at 1042 C. and for 48 hours at 18-22 C.,

heated to 80 C. after diluting the coupling mix- Example 7 ture with 100 parts of water and the trisazo dye- 9.1 parts of 4-nitro-2-amino-l-benzoic acid are stuff of the formula on Q on 0011 H0 SOIH diazotized in a hydrochloric acid medium in the is separated by addition of 20 parts of sodium usual manner with sodium nitrite. The suspenchloride. When dry it is a dark powder, which $1011 of the diaZO p und is added within /2 dissolves in water and sodium carbonate solution hour at 4-6 C. to a solution of 8.5 parts of 1:3- to a brown,'in dilute caustic alkalies to an orange dihydroxynaphthalene, 3 P ts Of So um a 50 brown and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a bo t a 2 Parts Of Sodium hydroxide n blue red solution, from which vegetable fibers are Parts Of Water- The Whole is Stirred d g 1 dyed fast orange brown tints, when dyed and 110111 at 58 C. and the formed 1110110310 dyestuff coppered according to the one bath prgcesg is filtered oil. It is introduced in the form of a paste into the diazoazo compound, prepared ac- 65 Example 9 cording to Example 1. The whole is coupled for 25.5 parts of a paste containing 58 per cent of 1 hour at 5-8 C. and for 24 hours at Ill-22 C., 6-nitro-l-diazo-Z-hydroxy-naphthalene 4 sulheated to C. after diluting with parts of ionic acid (corresponding to 14.2 parts of 6-nitrowater and the formed trisazo dyestuff of the 1-amino-2-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid) are introformula V duced within hour at 46 C. into a solution of coon OH I 0 r H COOH No, is filtered ofi. When dry it is a dark powder 8.5 parts of 1:B-dihydroxynaphthalene, 18 parts which dissolves in water and dilute sodium carof sodium carbonate and 2 parts of sodium hybonate solution a yellow brown, in dilute caustic droxide in 100 parts of water. The whole is alkalies to an orange brown and in concentrated stirred for 1 hour at 58 C. 10 parts of common sulfuric acid to a Bordeaux red solution, from 75 salt are added and stirring is continued for 1 hourat -15 C. The formed monoazo dyestufi is'-filtered"from--the =rotreaction mixture after is filtered off and introduced in the formof 'a addition'ofcommon-salt: When dry it is a dark paste into the diazoazo compound prepared 'acpowder whic'h'dissolves-inwaterand dilutesocording to- Example 1. The mixture is coupled dium canbonate solutionto a brown,- iii-dilutefor 1 hour at 10-12 C. and for 48 hours at 18-22 caustic alkalies "to a brown redand in concen (3., heated to 75 C. and the trisazo dyes ff 0 trated sulfuric acid to a'violet-solution'from-which the formula vegetables fibers are dyed brown'shade's :fast" to COOH is separated by the addition of parts of com- 20 washing and to light when dyed and coppered acmon salt. When dry it is a dark powder which cordingito the one bath process;

dissolves in water and sodium carbonate solution to a brown, in dilute caustic alkalies to a, red Ewam ple 11 tinged brown and in concentrated sulfuric acid 10-15 parts o a -met y roxyto a violet solution from which vegetable fibers benzene Sulfonic acid (Obtained y boiling are dyed fast orange brown shades, when dyed b With bisulfliie411+v and coppered according to the one bath process known manner) are "diazotized in ahydroohloric. acid medium in the-usual manner with sodiunr- Example 10 nitrite. The .diazo compoundqobtained iStintI'O-g 9.2 parts of benzidine are vtetrazotized in the duced in the course of /z-hOLll at 4-6 Cuint'oau usual manner with hydrochloric acid and sodium o ution of 8 parts of .1I -dihydroxynaphthalene;.. nitrite. The clear tetrazo solution is mixed dur- 8 pa ts of anhydrous-sodium. carbonate ,-and 51, ing 1 hour at 4-6 C. with a solution of 8 parts of parts by volume of caustic soda solution. of; 30... salicylic acid and 20 'partsof anhydrous sodium p cent. strength in ,50 parts of water. The:

carbonate in 30 parts of t Th i b whole is stirred for 1 hour .at 5-10 C.,.then:for.-1

tained a brown orange suspension of the inter hour at 015 C. and'theeformed. monoazodyee mediate compound ben idjne a,1icy1ic i stufi isseparated by filtration after addition of 11.65 parts of 6-nitro-2-amino-l-phenol--sulcommon s lt- It is introduced in the form-of a. famide are diazotized in'a hydrochloric acid mepaste into the susp n f he diaZoaZo comdium in the usual manner with sodium nitrite. 40 pound from benzidine and salicylic acid. The The diazo compound obtained is introducedwithmixture is coupled 'for -1 hourat 10-12 C. and for in /2 hour at 4-6" C. into a solution of 8.0 parts 2O hours at'1820 C., heated-to YO-80C. andthe of 1:3-dihydroxy-naphthalene, 3 parts of anhye formed 'triazo-dyestuif'of the formula drous sodium carbonate and 5 parts by volume of is filtered from the hot reaction" mixture-after caustic soda solution of 30 per cent. strength in '55 addition of commonsalt. Whendryitis a dark" parts of water. The whole is stirred for 2 hours powder which dissolves-in water and dilute se at 5-10 C., then for 15 hours at 15-20 C. and the dium carbonate solution to a yellow-"brown; in"

formed monazodyestufi is separated by filtration, dilute alkalies-to a red brown and in concenif necessary after addition of common salt., It is trated sulfuric acid to a violet solution from introduced in the form of a paste into the suswhich vegetable fibers are dyed brown shades pension of the diazoazo compound from benzifast to washing and light, when dyed and copdine and salicylic acid, prepared as described pered according to theone bath-process.

above. The mixture is coupled for 1 hour at Emm 10-12 0. and for 24 hours at 1s 20 0., heated to. p 6 C. and the. formed triazo. dyestuifv of the 5 -4 parts of 2-amino-1-pheno1-4-sulfonic acid formula are diazotized with hydrochloric acid. and sodium It is introduced in the form of a paste into the i suspension of the diazoazo compound from benzidine and salicyclic acid obtained as described in Example 10. The mixture is coupled for 1 hour at l0-12 C. and then for 24 hours at 18-20 0., heated to 90 C. and the formed trisazo dyest of the formula COOH is filtered from the rot reaction mixture after addition of common salt. When dry it is a dark powder which dissolves in water and dilute sodium carbonate solution to a brown, in dilute caustic alkalies to a brown red and in concentrated sulfuric acid to a violet solution from which vegetable fibers are dyed brown shades fast to washing and light, when dyed and coppered according to the one bath process.

If 3 3-dimethyl-4 :4'-diaminodiphenyl or 3 :3 dimethoxy-4:4'-diaminodiphenyl is used instead of benzidine in preparing the diazoazo compound, similar dyestuffs are obtained.

' Example 13 23.4 parts of 4-nitro-2-amino-l-phenol-B-sulfonic acid are diazotized in usual manner and coupled with 16 partsof 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene in a solution alkaline with sodium carbonate and in the presence of 5.5 parts of freshly precipitated iron-(III) -hydr0xide. When coupling is complete, the whole is heated for some time to 60-80 C. and the formed iron compound separated in aneutral medium and dried; It dyes vegetable tanned and chrome tanned leather brown violet shades.

22 parts of the above iron compound (of the dyestuff from diazotized 4-nitro-2-amino-1-phenol-fi-sulfonic acid and 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene) are dissolved in 200 parts of water and parts of caustic soda solution of per cent. strength, mixed with 15 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate and coupled with the diazo compound from 6.9 parts of para-nitraniline prepared in the usual manner. The disazo dyestufl of the formula aminoazobenzene sulfonic acid or 4'-nitro-4-' amino-diphenylamine-Z'-sulfonic acid, there are obtained dark brown to black brown dyeing products. The dyestuff obtained when using the 5 last named diazo component has the formula OH OH Fl N=N SOSH When replacing part of the iron by other metals,

OH OH $0111 for example copper, the shade of the dyestuflf is displaced to red tinged dark brown to reddish black brown. The order of succession of the diazo components to be used can also be reversed 30 and similar dyestuffs are then obtained.

Example 14 I SOzH SO H is then precipitated in usual manner and dried. A product is obtained which dyes leather powerful black brown shades.

Example 15 The dyestuif obtained from 29.5 parts of 6- nitro-l-diazo-2-hydroxynaphthalene- 4 -sulfonic 5 acid and 16 parts of 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene is heated to the boil in 800 parts of water and boiled for 24 hours in a reflux apparatus with a quantity of chromium sulfate corresponding to10 parts of CIzOa. The whole is then filtered to remove the precipitated chromium compound NO: is precipitated in the usual manner and dried. It dyes leather olive-tinged, brown shades.

When using instead of para-nitraniline for example 1-aminonaphthalene-4-sulfonic' acid,

which-is then dried at a moderate temperature. The dyestufi dyes leather red tinged blue shades.

50.7 parts of the above chromium compound are coupled in a solution alkaline with sodium carbonate with the diazo compound from 20.7

133 parts of 4 -chloro-1-aminobenzene-3=sulfonic'- acid. A- product isthus obtained of .theiormula SOsH OH ClON=N Y, N 1.

G: n I

Example 16- 19.9 parts of 4:6-dinitro-2 amino-l-phenol are diazotized in usual manner and coupled in a medium alkaline with bicarbonate with 16 parts of l:3-dihydroxynaphthalene. The monoazo-dyestuii is precipitated in crystalline form, then filtered and Washed.

18.5 parts of this dyestufi are suspended in 200 parts of water and 15 parts of calcined sodium carbonate and mixed with the diazo compound from 15.4- parts of 2' nitrod-aminodiphenylamine-4'-sulfonic acid. When coupling is complete, the disazo-dyestufi is separated in usual manner.

34.5 parts of thedisazo dyestufi are dissolved in .water and. heated for some timeat 7090 C. with 12.5 parts of copper sulfate and 14' parts of sodium acetate. The copper compound is then separated with common salt anddried at a moderate temperature. A dyestuff is thu obtained of the formula NO N=N u which dyes leather brown violet shades. When using as second diazo component l-aminonaphthalenel-sulfonic acid andinstead of the copper sulia'tea mixture of manganese and nickel sulfate,there is obtained a red brown dyestuff.

Example 17 The dyestuff obtained from 15.4.- parts of diazotized -nitro-2'-amino-1-phenol and 16 parts of 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene in a medium alkaline with sodium carbonate is suspended in 500 parts of Water and boiled for hours in a reflux apparatus with a chromium solution consisting of 7.6 parts Eofgfreshly precipitated chromium: hyadroxide; 15v partsof tartaric acid and 2'7 parts ofv caustic soda solution-of. 30.per:cent. strength;

The dyestuflfis salted out, filtered and dried. The; chromium compound dyes vegetable tanned-and-Z chrome tanned leather deep blue shades. leather is dyed with a good penetration.

19 parts of the above chromium compound are coupled in a medium alkaline/with. sodium carbonate with the diazo compound from 8.7 parts of 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid. The dyestuff obtained of the formula 0H HO'aSON- N is freely soluble in water and dyes leather green tinged blue shades. By replacing "the sulfanilic The acid for exampleby aniline-2:5 disulfonic acid; a

similar dyestufi is obtained.

Example 18 ls-partsof the iron compound of the dyestuff from diazotized 4-nitro-2-amino-l-phenol" and i 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene arecoupledin a me-' dium alkaline with sodium carbonatewith thediazocompound from' 11.7 parts ofl-nitro-Z- amino-l-phenol'-6-sulfonic acid. When the for:

mat-ion of dyestuff is complete; the solution is neutralized at 60 C. and treated forsome-time with a mixture of '4 parts of copper sulfate and 1.3 parts of iron-(IID-chloride. The dyestufi of the formula isprecipitated by addition" of sodium chloride, then filtered-and dried at a moderate tempera-- ture. which dissolves in water and dilute sodium car:

There is obtained a'brown black powder bonate solution to a deep'brown'solution and dyes leather powerful red tinged dark brown" shades.

When replacing the copper sulfate'by'nickel" sulfate, a slightly more yellow dyestuffds *obtained.

When'using'the corresponding quantityof 4:6- dinitro-2-amino-1-phenol instead "of the ,4-nitro-" aminophenol; a blackish violet brown dyestufl'ls obtained;

Example 19 22 'parts 'of the iron compound of the dyestuff' The whole is mixed with a solution consisting of 4.5 parts- I of iron (III) chloride;- 2 arts of" tartaric leather black brown shades. The dyestufi has the formula NO N=N NO; -F6

HO OH N N=N Example 20 A mixture consisting of 23.4 parts of 4-nitro-2- amlno-l-phenol-S-sulfonic acid and 22.3 parts of 4-chloro-2-amino-l-phenol-fi-sulfonic acid is diazotized in usual manner and coupled with a solution alkaline with sodium carbonate of 16 parts of 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene. When the formation of dyestuff is complete, the solution is neutralized with hydrochloric acid, the reaction solution heated to 80 C. and mixed with iron-(III) chloride solution corresponding to 5.6 parts of iron, and 30 parts of crystallized sodium acetate. The whole is boiled for some time in a reflux apparatus. After salting out, filtering and drying there is obtained a metal complex which dyes leather olive tinged black brown shades.

When replacing a part, for example half of the iron by copper, there is obtained a red tinged dark. brown shade.

Example 21 29.5 parts of 6-nitro-l-diazo-2-hydroxynaphthalene-l-sulfonic acid are coupled with 16 parts of 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene in a feebly alkaline medium. 13.3 parts of caustic soda solution and a neutralized diazo solution from 14.35 parts of 4-chl0ro-2-amino-l-phenol are then added. When coupling is complete, the whole is heated to 50 C. and the disazo dyestuif is separated in usual manner.

30.5 parts of the dyestufi are mixed in 500 parts of water with a quantity or basic chromium sulfate corresponding to 7.6 parts of CrzO: and heated to boiling in a reflux apparatus for 24 hours.

24 parts of the dyestufi from diazotized 4-nitro- 4-aminodiphenylamine-2-sulfonic acid and 1:3- dihydroxynaphthalene are coupled in a solution alkaline with sodium carbonate with the diazo compound from 6.9 parts or para-nitraniline. When the formation of dyestuflf is complete, the solution is worked up in the usual manner. There is obtained a product which dyes leather powerful, medium brown shades.

When using the 4'-nitro-4-aminodiphenylamine-2'-sulfonic acid instead of the paranitraniline, there is obtained a disazo dyestufl which dyes leather powerful red tinged dark brown shades.

Example 23 100 parts of cotton are introduced at 50 C. into a dye-bath which contains in 2500 parts 01' water 2 parts of sodium chloride and 1.5 parts of the dyestuff prepared according to Example 3, and the temperature of the bath is gradually raised to 90-95" C. 30 parts or Glaubers salt are added after M; hour and dyeing is continued for hour at this temperature. The bath is then cooled to about 70 C., the necessary quantity or a solution made feebly alkaline with sodium carbonate of complex copper tartrate is added and the material is coppered at -90 C. for hour. The cotton is thoroughly rinsed and soaped for a short time, if necessary. It is dyed fast brown shades.

The expression benzene series in the following claims will be understood to encompass the benzidine series.

What We claim is:

1. Trisazo dyestufis of the general formula ii-N=N wherein R3 stands for the radical of a coupling component containing the salicyclic acid grouping and R2 stands for the radical of a diazo component containing a, member selected from the group consisting of OH and COOH in ortho position to the diazonium group, the said diazo components being selected from group consisting of diazo components oi. the benzene and naphthalene series.

2. Trisazo dyestufls of the general formula Iii-N=N wherein R3 stands for the radical of an orthohydroxy benzoic acid and R2 stands for the radical of a diazo component of the benzene series containing a hydroxyl group in ortho-position to the diazonium group.

3. The trisazo dyestufl? oi the formula IHO HOOC N=N 17 4. The trisazo dyestufi of the formula SO2NH2 5. Process for the manufacture of trisazo dyestuffs, comprising coupling 1:3-dihydroxynaphthalene with one molecular proportion of (ham- 

